As the children of super-rich Russian oligarchs skim stones on the Ionian Sea, one might be forgiven for thinking "Crisis, what crisis?" But if you do raise the subject, then steel yourself for a tirade as they convey their utter distaste for the European system.

These people are better versed in the workings of the EU and the IMF than any Dublin city taxi driver was in the midst of our own economic crisis.

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